MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Sammy on May 20, 2012, 03:31:15 am

Title: Which spark plugs do VW supply or TPS? 6,7, or 8's?
Post by: Sammy on May 20, 2012, 03:31:15 am: I need new plugs urgently and cant be waiting a few days for them to come through the post so seems I need to get it of some 1 like TPS, What plugs do they supply as standard? Also are the any good for K04'd gti stage 2+?
Title: Re: Which spark plugs do VW supply or TPS? 6,7, or 8's?
Post by: vRSAlex on May 20, 2012, 08:04:29 am: They usually supply 6's. Try Euro Car Parts as they keep 7's in stock.
Title: Re: Which spark plugs do VW supply or TPS? 6,7, or 8's?
Post by: percy on May 20, 2012, 08:35:44 am: Yoy could also use the green sparkplug company as they do a great service, thats where i got mine from with prompt delivery! :happy2:
Title: Re: Which spark plugs do VW supply or TPS? 6,7, or 8's?
Post by: bacillus on May 20, 2012, 09:15:34 am: I thought that vw recently switch their replacement plug for the fsi to the NGK PFR7S8EG ones. :confused:
Title: Re: Which spark plugs do VW supply or TPS? 6,7, or 8's?
Post by: RedRobin on May 20, 2012, 09:28:02 am: Quote from: bacillus on May 20, 2012, 09:15:34 am

I thought that vw recently switch their replacement plug for the fsi to the NGK PFR7S8EG ones. :confused:

....That's what I understood too. I'm running these heavenly 7's on a Stage 2 GTI K03:

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Title: Re: Which spark plugs do VW supply or TPS? 6,7, or 8's?
Post by: vRSAlex on May 20, 2012, 09:34:19 am: Stock GTi they will supply PFR6Q's which is what tps would supply from his reg.

Ed30 has been changed to the 7's iirc.

Gave my reg to tps last week and 6's turned up.
Title: Re: Which spark plugs do VW supply or TPS? 6,7, or 8's?
Post by: RedRobin on May 20, 2012, 09:38:19 am: Quote from: vRSAlex on May 20, 2012, 09:34:19 am

Stock GTi they will supply PFR6Q's which is what tps would supply from his reg.

Ed30 has been changed to the 7's iirc.

Gave my reg to tps last week and 6's turned up.

....Then 7's are what JKM must have advised me because of being Revo Stage 2 (K03 GTI).
Title: Re: Which spark plugs do VW supply or TPS? 6,7, or 8's?
Post by: AndyS on May 20, 2012, 10:12:34 am: Shoud I use 7's in a stage1 :confused:
Title: Re: Which spark plugs do VW supply or TPS? 6,7, or 8's?
Post by: Type_R on May 20, 2012, 11:39:55 am: Quote from: AndyS on May 20, 2012, 10:12:34 am
Shouls I use 7's in a stage1 :confused:

+1 - it would be good to know the answer to this please.